A generation of elusive sharpshooters

Davon 2022-04-21 09:01:53

The mysterious Mr. Smith met a pregnant woman in labor who was chased and killed at the bus station. In the hail of bullets, the pregnant woman gave birth unexpectedly. Smith had to take care of killing the killers who appeared one after another while delivering her baby. The pregnant woman is unfortunately shot and killed, and Smith also realizes that the newborn in his arms is the target of the killer. As a last resort, he has to embark on a journey of escape and is forced to undertake the dangerous mission of protecting the baby.

Smith has always been short-tempered and lived a wandering life of no fixed place. Although he is a good gunman, he doesn't know how to take care of children, so the "brave dad" has to talk to his old acquaintance DQ (Monica Bay). Lu Qi) asks for help, hoping that this beautiful and dusty woman will take care of the child temporarily. Although reluctant, DQ still promised to share his worries for Smith in the past. The child is finally settled, but Mr. Hertz (played by Paul Giamatti), the most sinister killer, quietly appeared...

Director Michael Davis, a self-proclaimed diehard fan of action director John Woo, has a crush on Mr. Wu. The violent aesthetics of the signature style and the rhythm presented in the shootout are even more admired. When promoting the film, Davis couldn't wait to link the new work with idols, claiming that when he created the "Mr. Smith" corner, it was based on the model of Fa Ge in "The Hot Detective", and the film also had some plot settings. many similarities. Davis said that the precedent of "Sin City" winning a big victory with its unique image style gave him great inspiration. Therefore, in addition to carefully setting plot twists, he paid great attention to the visual effects of the film. When the autumn and winter stalls kicked off, bravely climbed to the peak of vision. In addition, the starring roles of "British Cool Guy" Clive Owen and "Sexy Bomb" Monica Bellucci also improved the eye-catching index of the film a lot.

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Shoot 'Em Up quotes

  • Mr. Hertz: [refering to Mr. Smith's techniques] National sports pistol champion at age 10. Recruited by the army. Sound like black ops got him and trained him.

  • [DQ has just had a quickie with a passing john to raise some quick cash]

    DQ: To buy something for the baby.

    Mr. Smith: Something for the baby?

    [back in the pawnshop, she wraps Baby Oliver in a bulletproof vest]

    DQ: A bulletproof vest is better than a crib.

    Mr. Smith: I hate to think what you'd do to get him into the right school.